A Cleethorpes family say they had eight extra bin bags and had to resort to using elderly neighbours' bins in order to cope with the new waste collections.

Lee Blendell, of North Sea Lane said he had the bags piled up on the driveway.

Mr Blendell says that he has always taught his two young sons, aged 8 and 10, the importance of recycling everything that they can, and that they have never had a problem with excess waste until the new fortnightly collections started.

The family currently have the standard collection of one general waste bin and three recycling boxes, all of which are full after just one week.

And he says that after contacting the council to seek explanations as to how to cope with the extra waste he was told he did not qualify for an extra bin and that he should put the waste in his car and take it to the tip - something he believes will only discourage recycling rather than encourage it.

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"I have also been told that if I have too much household waste I should put it in my car and take it to the tip, but that is not something I am willing to do as I do not want to bring household waste like uneaten food and mess into my car, the council has a legal duty to provide a service to collect household waste."

Mr Blendell is firmly of the opinion that the council needs to be providing larger bins for general waste and recycling, feeling that it needs to "spend money to save money."

"If we had larger wheelie bins to hold all this waste it wouldn't be as much of a problem, as the recycling boxes just aren't big enough at the moment, and will force people to use the green bins, which will subsequently get too full, leaving bin bags on the kerb, that won't get collected.

"If the council thought this through better and spent money to save it, it wouldn't be such a problem, and I feel that poorer more deprived areas are going to suffer as a result of this."

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A spokesperson for the council said: "If people want advice about how to deal with their waste, please call the waste hotline on 01472 326288 or check out the website where there's a host of FAQs that might help in the first instance.

"We are trying to work through people's concerns as quickly as possible, and appreciate the work that residents are putting in to try to make the new service a success."